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Being Human in the Information Age: Prof. Steve Fuller (Warwick)

Submitted by chris.marsden on Sat, 24/11/2012 - 10:12

The hypothesis of the University of Warwick’s Being Human Research Network notes that, “Human life is increasingly driven and mediated by technology and technological change with profound implications for human identity and behaviour.” Indeed, the way in which we express ‘what it means to be human’ occurs in close relationship to the technology of our age. As actors in this phenomenon we find ourselves constantly redefining who we are through the way in which we both use and understand the metaphors associated with latest technological advancements.

7th Int. Workshop on Self-organizing Systems (IWSOS 2013) --- Deadline Extension

Submitted by patrick.wuechner on Mon, 19/11/2012 - 09:31

IWSOS 2013, the 7th International Workshop on Self-organizing Systems (Palma de Mallorca, Spain, May 9-10, 2013) is technically co-sponsored by the EINS NoE.

The paper submission deadline is extended to January 18, 2013.

Please visit http://ifisc.uib-csic.es/iwsos2013/ for more information and the Call for Papers.

‘For Your Eyes Only’ Conference, 29/30 Nov - Five Free Spaces for EINS members!

Submitted by tim.davies on Wed, 14/11/2012 - 09:03

‘For Your Eyes Only’ Conference, Brussels, 29 and 30 November 2012
Conference location: the Egg, 175, Rue Bara Straat, 1070 Brussels

Privacy, Reputation, and Trust in Social Networks: Results of the JRA5 Questionnaire

Submitted by samir.passi on Wed, 07/11/2012 - 16:08

In relation to the JRA 5.1.1 deliverable regarding the analysis of privacy, reputation, and trust in online social networks, a questionnaire was sent around to the members of JRA5 on October 2, 2012. In this questionnaire the participants were asked to identify relevant research and future research directions concerning the relationships between privacy and trust, social media technologies, and users.

TRIP 2012 Programme, Lausanne, Switzerland

Submitted by oostveen on Tue, 06/11/2012 - 22:30

Workshop on Internet Trust, Reputation, Identity and Privacy (TRIP 2012)
09.30 - 17.00, 4 December, École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, Switzerland

Please consider participating in a one-day workshop organised by EINS on the topics of Internet Trust, Reputation, Identity and Privacy. Co-located with the Social Informatics 2012 conference in Lausanne it will have a particular focus on multidisciplinary perspectives, bringing together university and industry researchers.

Internet Governance Forum 2012

Submitted by ian.brown on Mon, 05/11/2012 - 11:24

This week sees a smorgasbord of debate about Internet governance and standards, at the annual United Nations Internet Governance Forum. We have organised a workshop on Thursday about new trends in industry self-governance, looking at informal rule-setting through bodies like ICANN, and via private ordering by individual firms with significant market power.

‘Internet, Trust, Reputation, Identity and Privacy’ (TRIP 2012) Workshop

Submitted by oostveen on Sat, 03/11/2012 - 16:25

Only a month to go until TRIP 2012. The call for contributions has been closed and the submitted abstracts are currently under review. We are looking forward to a varied workshop with timely topics on trust, reputation, identity and privacy issues. It promises to be an interesting event.

Next week we will be publishing the workshop programme and the registration information. We hope to see you on the 4thof December in Lausanne!

Sincerely,

The TRIP Organizing Committee

 

JRA7 (Internet as Critical Infrastructure) met in Munich in October 2012

Submitted by heiko.niedermayer on Mon, 22/10/2012 - 14:40

JRA7 on Critical Infrastructures held a meeting in Munich at Technische Universität München (TUM) on October 1st and 2nd 2012. Participants discussed a variety of issues on the subject, ranging from Smartgrids to Automation and Control systems.As more and more infrastructure gets connected to and via the Internet, Internet Science has to consider such infrastructures and their needs. Interdisciplinary aspects are an important issue, e.g. the need to interact with domain experts or the need to consider the human factor with the help of social, economic, and other sciences.

Amsterdam Privacy Conference presentations

Submitted by oostveen on Sun, 14/10/2012 - 18:08

The EINS project was represented at last weeks Amsterdam Privacy Conference by colleagues of JRA5.

After climbing the seemingly never-ending flights of stairs of the Felix Meritis building beautifully located on the Keizersgracht, the audience was treated to a two-hour session on 'Privacy, Identity, Reputation and Trust' chaired by Joris van Hoboken.

You find the presentations by Isolde Sprenkels & Irma van der Ploeg, Ralf de Wolf & Jo Pierson, Anne-Marie Oostveen and Sally Wyatt attached to this blog post.                                                           

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